Processing machine



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Unirse staresA Parser -orries JOSEPH L. COYLE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

LPROCESSING MACHINE.

Application filed August 7, 1925. Serial No. 48,728.

` liver tliem after treatment or processing to a second conveyor and deliver them vto aconvenient point or position. p

Another object` of this invention is theI i combination with a processing machine oi a receptacle adapted to conveniently receive processed material.

TWith the foregoing objects in view,tov gether with such other objects and advantages 'as may subsequently appear, tliisinvention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a side elevation, partly broken away and partly in section, of the machine of my invention, j

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a` fragmentary perspective view ofa conveyor employed in my machine, and showing an empty egg tray thereon,

Fig. etis an end view taken in the direction of thev arrow 4 of Fig. 1',

Fig. is a vertical section taken von the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, and

` Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings fora more detailed description thereof, the numeral 10v indicates a tank, open at the topand having sides l1, a back end 12, a front end 13- and a bottom 13a. rlie tank is supported at-the back corners by standards 11i aiid'at thev Afront corners by standards 15. The tank 10 has another bottoni 16 arcuate'the lengthL thereof. Tater is placed in the tank between the bottoms 13EL and 16. A gas burneif 17 is provided under the bottoni 13a of the tankA to heat the water whicliin turn heats the preserving liquid 18 which the tank holds. The inner faces of the sides 11 of the tank are provided with inwardly extending flanges 19 arcuate the length of the tank and coiicenti o with 'the bottoniv of the tank. A shaft il is mounted in journals 21a ron the Y I [ideali transversely the from the ends of the rails 30.

tank and carries, liXedly mounted thereon, two spaced vertical spiders v22 as clearly shown-in Fig. 6. Each of the spiders 22 comprises'four radial arms 23 spaced 90 degrees apart. The arms 23 ofthe'spiders 22, when moving within the tank 10, are just inside the free edges of they flanges 19 and the free ends of the arms extend beyond the lianges. The free ends of the arms 23 are provided with notches 24, cutat an angle to n the axis of the arms.

A conveyor 25, downwardly inclined away from the tank 10, is supported at one end on 'the front end 13 ofthe tank and at its other end Ion standards 25a. The conveyor 25- coiiiprises two parallel spaced yguide rails 26 which extend into the tank to the upper front edges of thearcuate flanges 19. The

outer ends of the guide rails 2G are turned upwardly at 27, as shown in F ig. 1, fortlie purpose of providing stops for trays or containers carried on tlieconveyor. The guide rails 26 are spaced apart a distance equal to the distance between the inner faces of the arms 23 of the spiders 22, and are cut away at the outer edges ofv their inner ends to allow movement of the ends. of the arms 23.

A drainboard 28 is providedunder the conveyor 25 and is oppositely inclined lto the conveyor and leads into the tank 1,0.

A conveyor 29;, comprising two parallel spaced guide rails 30 is supported on menibers 31 and members 32, the former of which are secured to the front end 13 of the tank 10 and the latter of which are secured to the guide rails 26 oftheconveyor 25. The conveyor 2,9"is inclined towards the tank 10, and the distance between the guide rails 30 is tliesame as the distance between the guide rails 26 of the conveyor 25. Theupper portions of theguide rails 30 are cut away, as shown at 35 in F ig. 3, to allow movement of the ends of thearms 23. The inner enjds of theguide rails 30 are providedwitli eXtensions 36 which are pivotally mounted at 37,

and are turned upwardly at their' free ends,

forming projections 33 whiclrare spaced Spring latches d() are provided` to hold tlie'extensions 36 in normal position, as shown in Fig. 3, when'it is desired to maintain them in that position. The outer ends ofthe guide rails 30 are inclined opposite tothe inclinaf tion of the greater part of the guide rails ed,v itwn at el? iii Figli. I l A Y, tr', brder tti rntate the spiders 5519-@ A' nism is shown as comprising; bell crank levers 51 situated on the opposite sides oi the conveyors 25 and 29 and mounted on a rod` 52 which is carried by lugs 53 secured to the guide rails 26. Links 53 are pivotally mounted at ends to the short arms 51" of the bell crank levers 5l and at their other ends to levers 55, which are piro-tally mounted at l their lower ends on pins 56 mounted in dcpending projections 57 secured rto the guide rails 26. Levers 60 are pivotally mounted on the levers 55 and on cranks 6l which are mounted on `a shaitt 62 which is carriedin bearings 63 secured to the front end 13 off the tank 10. The shaft 62 is rotated by a` sprocket wheel 65 driven by a chain G6 which is driven by a sprocket wheel 67 on the shaft 2l. lVitli 'four arms on the spider wheels 22, the sprocket wheel 65 is adapted to move four times as fast as the sprocket wheel 67 so that the levers 68 and 5l are in position to engage tour trays tor every revo` liition ot the spider wheels. Levers 55 have pivotally mounted thereon, levers G3 which lie above the guide rails of the conveyor 25 and extend nearly to the end of the guideV rails 26 and have hooked endsV 70 provided with inclined lower faces 70 adapted toV slide over a roller and engage it in the loop of the hook. Attached to the upper ends oit the longer arms 5lb ot the bell crank levers 5l are extensions 83 which are turned iiiwardly to lie over the guide rails 30. `The extensions 83 are flexible springs of hook shape. l

l i The machine is adapted to transport trays 72, shown in Fig. 3, having.;- sides 73 containing a slidable grid 74 on which is sup- `ported an egg basket 75, the construction and operation of which will behereafter described. `The sides `73 are Aiprovided with lugs 76 which carry outwardly extending; pins 77 which carry rollers 7 8 spaced in the lugs 76. The outer width of the tray 72 is slightly less than ,the inside distance between the `guide rails of the conveyors 26 and 29t .In operation of themachine, a tray 72 with the egg basket thereon is Yfilled with eggs while stationary on the upper conveyor 29. l A

llVith the motor 27 running the bell crank levers 5l are rotated and thrown towards the front end or" the machine downwardly until the iiexible springr 83 enga-ges the rollers 78.

`The tray is then carried forward on the hooks 83 with the upward and backward movement of the bell crank lever and is thrown oil' the hooks on to the conveyor 29. The trays travelingr down this conveyor are held stationary while being' loaded and then rolled over the conveyor to its lower end above` the tank-l0 and come to rest on the extensions 36, the rollers 78 of the trays running on the rails 30. A pair ot arms 23 of the rotating spider wheels 22, moving in a counter-clockwise direction,A engage the pins 77, tall into the notches 24 and the ends of the arms 23. The tray 72 with its contents is thereby lifted from the conveyor 29 and is carried around through tlieliqiiid 18 in the tank lO. lVhile the tray 72ismovingtlirough the tankfltl, the pins 77 are held in engagement with the arms 23 diie to the fact that the roller 78 `rides on the flanges 19. When the tray reaches the liront end oi the tank it is thrown from the arms 23 on to the conveyor25, the rollers 78vridiiig on the guide rails 26. As the tray 72 is thrown onto the conveyor 25, the levers 68 are in such position that the hooks 70 on the(` ends thereo't engage the rear side of the rollers 7S oi" the tray and pull the tray torward tor a short distance whereby thetray isiiisiired a rolling motion on the conveyor 25. After pulling thel tray 72 for 'a short distance, the levers 68 move up and out et .engagement with the rollers 7S and the tray rolls by gravity down the conveyor 25 to the end thereof being limited by Vthe stop 27. The tray 72 arder heine; thus lstopped is manually lifted over one side of the case and the eggs deposited therein hereafter described. i c y It will be understood that the lever mechanism istiined so as todeliver a tray. to the `lower end of the conveyor 29 in readiness for each pair oit arins23 It will also be understood that the lever mechanism is reciprocating in motion, so that the bell crank levers lgatter delivering a tray to the conveyor 29, return to pick up another tray from the conveyor lim of the spiders.

' The mechanism for receivingl the holders containing treated eggs` will now 4be described, beine' indicated bv the numeral 90,

and comprising a table 903i having a bottom 9i, and upright endsl92 and tlrespectively with a top 94. Guides are provided on either side of the top Q/land ettendalonrf substantially halt the length of the top and on that halt oi the table which extends to one side ot' the processing; machine. The top 94 of the `table is diminished iii width over part of its length, as indicated at 97, under which `diminished portion a column 98, provided with notches 9th extends from the rvtop 94 `ot the table to the bottom 91. The column 98 passes throun'li a slot in a plate 100` whichis adapted'td move up and down the column.` y l An egg case 102 restsonthe top of the iss table and is slidable thereon. The case 102 comprises sides 103, ends 104, a bottom 10-1l and a partition 105, the latter dividing the ease into two compartments 106 and 10'? respectively. The lower ends of the sides 103 ydo not ext-end to the bottoni 104 of the boX and the bottom 10s is slightly narrower than the ends of the boyz, being` substantially equal to the width of the top Stat the reduced portion of the latter.

Hingedly secured to the upper face of the plater100, as indicated at 110. are two opposing plates 111 which are turned upward-y ly at their end portions providing vertical perdons 112 which are provided at their vupper ends with inwardly turned flanges 113 shown as positioned 'within the comparteV nient 106 of the case 90, the vertical portions 112 of the plates 111 passing inside the sides 103 of the case.I as clearly shown in Fig. 1, this being allowed for by the fact that the sides 103 of the box do not extend to the bottom 101 and the fact that the latter is narrower than the ends 104. Secured to the under face of the plate 100 is a latch 115 having a handle 116,'the latch being` held in engagement with one of the notches 09 by a coiled compression spring 118. It" will thus be seen that the plate 100 may be secured at different heights on the column 08 in steps, provided for by the notches 99, which are separated by a distance equal to the height of the usualV egg holder 80 with its loose. bottom 81. l

rl`he construction of the basket indetail is as follows, having; reference particularly to Figs. 3: f

As stat-ed above each tray 72 has a slidable grid 711- which is formed by side wii'es 120 slidable through brackets 121 attached to the opposite sides of the trays onthe inside tliereof and having' cross wires 122 connected between the side wires. rllie side wires are bent .upwardly at their ends indicated by the numeral 123 and have a handie bar 121 connecting' the opposite side wires and formingl a handle for moving them. The larid is retained in its rearward position by means of the tension springs-125. rl`he egg basltet 75, formed of metal strips rests on top of the grid and has a snug; lit inside the tray 72. i n 1 is above inei'itioiied. when the tray of eggs, after being processed, runs against the stop it remains in this position until an operator lifts the tray over one of the coinpai'tinents 106 or 10T of the egg case so that the edges of the` tray will rest on the uppel` partof the case. The handle bar 124 is then pulled by the operatorg'which moves the `eri-fl 711 until the cross wires 122` are in alinenient with the partitions of the egg basket so that the eggs may freely drop into the eggholder 80,- The empty holder' is then replaced' at tlielower -end of the conf `covering` for the egg'.

- til he replaces the empty tray.

The stand for the egg cases is shown in lFie'. 1 at one side of the end ofthe conveyor rod to illustrate both methods ofvproeedure. if, dueto cenditions in the filling and einptying'of the trays it i@ impossible to -keep` up with the mechanical motion of the .inachi-ne, the bell crank levers 51 may be disconnected so thattlie operator will place the egg trays on the upper conveyor 29,

manually however, after the clamp is so ar ranged as to work entirely n ieehanically, it

is desirable to position the case support directly at the end of the conveyor 25 underneath the position of the tray when retained by the stop 27.

' While the egg' the plate 100 will be raised to` a. position so that the flanges 113 are below the top ofthe case. and by distance equal to the depth of the egg holder 80 and bottom 81, this being shown in Fie'. 1. After filling` the topmost holder, the plate 100 is stepped down one notch so that a second holder with its loose bottom can be placed on the preceding egg holder. "lllieplate`100inay thus be lowered in steps until thecompartment 100 Vis filled,Y at which time the flanges 113 will rest on tl e bottoni 1011: of the egg); case. The plates 111 may then be swung' outwardly, allowing); the egg' ease to be removed' from tlietable, the compartment 107 having been filled. Villien an empty ease is placed on the table. the plates 111 may then be swung` iiiwardly so thatthe `vertical portions 112 and the flanges 113 are inside that compartment of the .case which `is to be filled first. Theplate 100 inay then be raised again to the position shown in Fi 1..

rlhe above description applies to a inachine for dipping-eggs in a solution. The principal purpose for which l utilize the machine is for treating` eggzjs willi a hot oil which is absorbed into the pores .of the shell and thereby forms a. substar-.tially air tight rthis oil is heated to quite high temperature and the must be passed through thel body of oil'atisuch a speed that the albunien will not become cooked or set as it greatly depreciates the commercial value of the eggs.

l have developed'a method of handling eggs whichl may be called a processing by dipping. rllhe steps consist of maintaining the vwhole body of oil at substantially the proper temperature governedbythe quam holders 80 are being filled,

tity ot oil and speed ot operation for its best absorption into the shell and continuously passing batches ot eggs through the oil, taking1 them from a stationary track and placing them on another' stationary track whereby the may be loaded into stationarytrays or baskets and discharged troni the trays or baskets while. stationary. The speed ot' the machine in passing the eggs through the oil is maintained substantially constant, and to vary the time for maintaining the eggs in the oil, which is different :tor different temperatures ot the oil, means by which the raising and lowering oi the level of the oil maybe accurately gauged. is provided. This secures a much more accurate coating of oil ontlie than the endeavor to reguhitethe speed ot the machine when the time ot immersion is measured iii seconds. Another taeter of my method in having' the oil in the whole o'l the tank at the proper temperature elim inates the dilliculty ot having the hot oil first absorbed and then the cooler oil stickling .thereto forming too thick a coating. Moreover, my procedure allows the oil to drip more freely from. the treated eggs.

`llhile I have herein describml` one torni Vot` my invention, modifications thereof may be devised without departing from the spirit thereof, and it is to be undo vtood that suoli modifications come within the scope of this invention.

1What is claimed is: Y

l; In a processing machine, a treating tank, an upper conveyor, means for placing containers on the upper conveyor, a lower conveyor, means for taking `the containers trom the upper conveyor, passing` 'them through the treating tank, and depositing them on the lowei conveyor.`

2. ln a processing machine, a. treating tank, an upper conveyor, means tor placlower conveyor', meanstor taking` the containers trom the upper conveyor, passing them through the treating tank and depositthem on the lower conveyor, and means tor moving the containers alongV the lower conveyor. i

3. In a processing machine, a treating tank, an upper conveyor. means for placing containers on the upper conveyor, a lower conveyor, means for taking the containers from the upper conveyor. passing them through the treating` tank and depositing thein'on the lower conveyor, and means for moving the containers alongl the lower conveyor, the last mentionedY means being connected with the means vtor placing, thc containers -oii the upper conveyor.

4t. ln a processing machine, a."tieating tank, an upper conveyor, means for` placing containers on the upper conveyor, ay lower conveyor, means for taking' the containers ing containers on the upper conveyor, vav

`from the upper conveyor, passing them through the treating tank and depositing them on the lower conveyor, the last mentioned means comprising'a pair ot` spaced rotatable arms.

5. In a processing machine, a treating' tank, `an upper conveyor, means for placing containers onthe upper conveyor, a lower conveyor, means for takingthe containers from the upper conveyor, passing them through the treating tank and depositing them on the lower conveyor, the last mentioned means comprising a pair of spaced rotatable arms, and means for moving the containers along the lower conveyor.

(i. In combination with a processing machine,an egg case adapted to receive filled containers from said machine, and a false bottom adjustable in height in the egg case.

7. In combination with a processing inachine, an egg case adapted to receive filled containers from said machine, and a` false `bottom adjustable in height in the egg case of said filled containers.

8. In combination witha processing inachine, an egg case adapted to receive filled containers rom said machine, and a false bottomadjustable in height in the case, and adapted to be withdrawn therefrom when the first mentioned container is filled.

9. In a processing machine, a treating tank, an upper conveyor, a separate lower conveyor, means for taking'containers from the lower conveyor and depositing them on the upper conveyor and means for taking said containers from the upper conveyor` passing them through the treating tank and depositing them on the lower conveyor.

lOyIn a processing machine, a treating in steps corresponding to the height ot each tank, an upperconveyor, a lower conveyor,

means for taking containers from the lower conveyor and'depositing them on the upper conveyor and means for taking said containers from the upper conveyor, passing them through the treating tank and depositing them on the lower conveyer,the last mentioned means comprising a rotatable spider wheel. Y

1 1. In a processing machine, a treating tank, an upper conveyor, a lower conveyor, means for taking containers from the lower conveyor and depositing them on the upper conveyor,ineans for taking said containers from the upper conveyor, passing them through the treating tank and depositing them on the lower conveyor, and means for `moving` the containers on the conveyor.`

12. Ina processing machine, a treating tank, an upper conveyor, a lower conveyor, meansfor taking containers from the lower conveyor` and depositing them on the upper conveyor and means for taking said containerslfrom the upper conveyor, passing fthein throughthe treating tank and depositing them on the lower conveyor, the last mentioned means comprising a rotatable spider wheel, and means for keeping the containersnn engagement with said spider during passage through said tank. y

13. In an egg processing machine, a reotangular egg tray containing an egg basket having cross and. longitudinal partitions forming a plurality of cells, a grid having 'i9 a pair of side wires supported by opposite I sidesfof the tray and a plurality of cross wires normally positioned below the oells forming a support 'fot' the eggs and means to slide the grid likewise7 bringing the cross wires intoy substantial. alinement with the 15 cross partitions, allowing theV ggs to drop through. n f o.

In testimony whereolZ have signed my naine to this speoilication.v

Y JOSEPH L. COYLE. 

